The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-06

Agent Williams ordered them all ar
rested for horse stealing, where
upon they began firing into
the Agency buildings, fortunately do
ing no damage. The agent at once
sent to Fort Custer and soon had four
troops of cavalry ON the grounds. The
Indians say they will resist the sol
bring all Crows to the agency, and
trouble is feared when it is attempted
to make the arrest.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-The boiler in
George Z. Plants flour mill exploded
this morning with terrible result, Mrs.
/ Thomas s. Rivers, wife of the foreman,
was blown from the boiler room across
the alley into room sixty feet from
where she was standing. She was
killed, as was her husband, who was
buried under the debris. PritZ Kuhl-
man was also buried in the ruins, and
was taken out dead. III. Tenney was
instantly killed by the steam and force
of the explosions; Engineer Benjamin
Myers was seriously injured; Minnie
Reichman, child of 5 years, had both
legs broken, and so badly injured that
! recovery is not probable. A piece of
| the boiler flew 200 feet and came down
| upon the roof of two story house,
crushing through to the cellar, demol-
| or the boiler smashed into an adjoin-
ing livery stable, and pulled
down wall and part of
the roof. There is no insurance.
Mike Donnelly, flagman of the Union
Mountain Railway, on duty two blocks
from the scene of the explosion, was
knocked down and badly bruised, and
possibly internally injured. One
Pathogana, a coal HEAVIER, was unload
ing coal near the boiler house, and was
buried beneath the debris. He was
taken out half an hour after the
catastrophe and was badly bruised and
cut about the head, and had three ribs
broken. The residence of II. G. Meyer
was completely demolished, and his
livery stable was wrecked. The mud
drum weighing 900 pounds, crushed
lar of John Buriey's house.
Every house in the neighborhood
was more or less damaged. The engin-
Ger can assign no cause for the disaster.
He says the boilers were only two
years old, and were recently thoroughly
repaired. They were supposed to be
non-explOsive.
LOST WITH ALL HANDS.
CHICAGO, Oct. "a dispatch was
received here to-day stating that the
schooner City of Green Bay was ashore
at South Haven, Mich, and had gone
to pieces, all hands being lost but one.
The Captains body has been recover
ed. The schooner was commanded by
Capt. Z. w. CASTILLO, and owned by
Mr.. Reeve, of Kenosha, and Mr.. Heed,
of Chicago. She carried a crew of
seven men. four deck hands, a cook,
mate and the Captain.
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT OFFERED.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. Estates Attor-
ney Grinnell submitted to the County
Board this afternoon terms of settle |
ment with number of Doodle county |
contractors, recommending their adOp- |
ton. By the arrangement, Z. A. Rob- |
insop is to refund 81 800; Charles Peck |
s. Co., "a, 744; Mandel Bros, S743; Will |
liam II. Gray, $4,000, and Cleybourne |
the amounts paid by the firms for the |
privilege of doing business with the |
county.
POLICEMAN KILLED.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.-Peliceman |
w. d. Johnson was shot and killed in |
West Philadelphia this morning by a |
suspicious character, whom the officer
accOsted and asked to give an account |
of himself. The murderer escaped.
BURNED TO DEATH.
ST.. PAUL, Oct. 1.-The Pioneer /
Press learns from Tower, MIMI, of |
the burning of a miners cottage in |
which three lives were lost. Awakened |
by the fire during the night, Louis |
TaSky and wife escaped with one child, /
leaving two in the house. Tasky made |
an unsuccessful effort to rescue them |
and was so badly burned that he died /
this morning. The mother and re-
naming child are left destitute.
sUFFOCATED BY GAS.
ASHLAND, Pa, Oct. 1.-Three men,
others overcome with gas this after |
noon in the BOst Colliery. A pillar |
gave way, bringing with it large |
amount of gas which suffOcated the |
wOrkmen. Escape was impossible to |
those in the gangway. The men i'll |
the neighbOring breast heard the ire |
mendOus gas and escaped by fleeing to |
were Fred X. Outrich, fire boss; John |
Cochran, John Mcdonald, John Guilt |
man and Park Tully. 1t is feared that |
some Of the others overcome by the gas |
will die.
OVERTHROW BY GERMANY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. A report by |
mail from the American consul general |
at the Samoan Islands is expected to
reach the department of state in few |
days concerning the report of the depo- |
sition of King Malictoa by Germany. 1t /
was intimated to the department some |
time ago by German officials that hos
tile move of some kind was threatened, |
but as it was understood to be a SIM |
pie disciplinary demonstration the de- |
partment was surprised to learn, |
thu ough the published dispatches, that |
the German commodore had gone to |
the length of declaring war and was |
OverthrOwing the government. Nego- |
tiations have been progressing during |
the past year between England, Ger |
many and the United States looking to |
joint agreement to maintain an auto |
DnOnOno nafiVa UOvnrnnant IN the iS- |
lands.
CowARDLY MURDER.
LEBANON, KY, Oct 4.-Clem Raw
lings, justice of the peace was shot
and killed here yesterday by Frank
Beard. Both men belonged to families
of good standing. The immediate
cause of the killing is not known. Raw
lings and Edgar Beard were in the par
lor of the Veranda hotel, talking with
some lady friends, when a quarrel
arose. The men were both suitors for
the hand of one of the ladies, and it Is
supposed that from this arose the
THE HEATIIEN CHINEE.
GREENFIELD, Miss, Oct. 4.-The ar
rest here to-day of All Foo, a Chinese
laundryman, on serious charge, has
created intense excitement in the COM
munity. The charges are that for a
period OF several weeks the prisoner
has been enticing girls aged from nine
to twelve, into his shop, in the base
ment of large block near Main street,
where it is alleged he criminally as
saulted them. At least half dozen
children are said to be involved and it
is said the evidence is very positive.
He will be arraigned this afternoon
| and in the meantime the testimony of
the children will be taken.
CHOLERA PATIENTS.
NEW YORK, Oct. Quarantine Off
GERS report to-day four additional
deaths among the cholera patients on
SWinebourne Island. This makes a
total of fourteen deaths since the
| ALASKA arrived here eleven DAYS apO